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October 18, 2021

Taking a look at the DNR’s 2021 August Roadside Survey

By Steve Weisman Each year pheasant hunters across Iowa wait in anticipation for the

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August 16, 2021

What a perfect day for an Okoboji Blue Water Festival

By Steve Weisman When the brief storm rolled through around 3 a.m. last Saturday

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August 16, 2021

East Okoboji Shore Project needs push to reach goal

By Steve Weisman In late June, I shared a story about protecting a 2020-foot tract

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June 30, 2021

Working to protect shoreline north of Bedell State Park on...

By Steve Weisman Over the years, residents and visitors have stepped up many times

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June 28, 2021

Protecting our waters

By Steve Weisman As we move into the end of June, we’re only a few days away from

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June 15, 2021

There’s an Island in Okoboji?

By Mike Hawkins Iowa DNR Fisheries Biologist I was under the impression more people

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April 25, 2021

Dueling Canada geese

By Steve Weisman Every spring since I moved to northwest Iowa in 1978, I’ve looked

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April 12, 2021

2021 Spirit Lake Hatchery Gill Netting Update

By Steve Weisman The past two weeks have been an incredibly busy and crazy time for

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March 30, 2021

Time for awesome springtime activities

By Steve Weisman It’s the end of March, the Rotary car has gone in on Smith’s

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February 19, 2021

Chickadee-checkoff: a simple way to fund Iowa’s Wildlife Diversity Program

By Steve Weisman It’s that time of year for those two hated words: tax time! For

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February 9, 2021

Angler’s Bay Shoreline Restoration Project: recapturing living history

By Steve Weisman At approximately 5,700 acres, Big Spirit Lake in northwest Iowa is

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February 6, 2021

Walleye regulations being looked at on Iowa Great Lakes

By Steve Weisman The broodstock lakes of northwest Iowa offer anglers excellent

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